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Tuesday 26 December 1989 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī

Maṅgalavāra. Caturdaśī began at 06:186:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:477:47+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Śivarātri

Caturdaśī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:107:10 AM

Caturdaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:4411:44 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonThāne12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 339° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 3% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 339° falls in Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:255:25 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:107:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:086:08 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:086:08 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0411:04 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–14:012:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:4112:41 PM–14:252:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:233:23 PM–16:464:46 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2111:21 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga07:107:10 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Cara09:549:54 AM–11:1611:16 AMneutral
Lābha11:1611:16 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Kāla14:012:01 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–16:464:46 PMgood
Roga16:464:46 PM–18:086:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:086:08 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Lābha19:467:46 PM–21:239:23 PMgood
Udvega21:239:23 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Śubha23:0111:01 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3912:39+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Cara26:172:17+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMneutral
Roga27:543:54+1 AM–29:325:32+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:325:32+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:107:10 AM sunrise18:086:08 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Caturdaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 11:4411:44 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 19:067:06 PM
Śakunipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:011:01 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:233:23 PM–16:464:46 PM
Pradoṣa 18:086:08 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseCaturdaśī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:464:46 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚakuniKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Caturdaśīpast sunriseAmāvasyā
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhāpast sunriseMūla
YogaŚūla11:4411:44 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi19:067:06 PMŚakuni
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:10 07:107:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2046
Śaka
1911
Kali
5090
Ahargaṇa
1 859 421
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
30:276:27+1 AM
Moonset
16:304:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:255:25 AM07:107:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:255:25 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:107:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:107:10 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:012:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4112:41 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:233:23 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:086:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:086:08 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:086:08 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:086:08 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0411:04 PM24:4812:48+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2111:21 PM24:1312:13+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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